Bearing



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BEARING Filed April 26, 1939 l6 /0 Donald WS/zemzan INVENTOR.

A TT'ORNER Patented July 16,1940

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

BEAR G Donald W. Sherman, Shorewood, Wis assignor to A. 0. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of New York Application April .26, 1939, Serial No. 210,072 3 Claims- (01. sad-as This invention relates to a bearing and more particularly to a sheet metal bearing construction links and tie rodsof present day automobiles.

' The-principal objects of the invention are .to more nearly center the bearing load relative to the web of the sheet metal part surrounding the bearing, to reenforce and extend the bearing j sleeve, and to provide a more economical'structut: which will result in a considerable saving in cos Other objects will appear hereinafter in connectionwith the description and illustration of u an embodiment of the invention.

' 1n the drawing:

Figure l 'is a transve bearing taken on line l- -l of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a side view with parts broken away a and sectioned on line 2-4 ofFig. 1 to illustrate the construction; and i Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken online 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Thebearing is illustr ted in a control arm in ably by the processset forth in my co-pending application Serial No. 189,925, flied February 11,

' 1938, Patent No. 2,157,354, May 9, 1939 for Em 1 bosing metal plates.

If the flange 1 were to be inserted over the rubber bearing element 5, due to the resilience of the rubber the flange would be loaded off center fromthe web 8 of member I and would also be weak due to its thinness and lack of reenforcement.

The present invention provides a bearing sleeve '9 between the flange I and the rubberelemmt I. Thes1eeve9 mavbeconstructedveryeconomi-' eally from plate stock by the process set forth in the co-pending application to,

to provide a flange n which at: new: (pr erably by a drive fit) into the flange 1 and which tightly the rubber element 5'. The sleeve lismserte intheopeningofmember 55 tlothattheplatell ofthesleeveengll the section through the side of the web 8 and the flange l0 extends for the full length of flange 1 to reenforce it. The thickness of the member II is such that the inner cylindrical surface for receiving therubber element 5 is nearly centered on the web 8. This provides a stronger bearing and prevents tendency for deflection of the member The structure is held on the shaft 1 by a washer plate l2,1ock washer l3 and nut II. The end flange I! on the rubber bearing element 5 is 10 held between the bracket 2 and plate II, and the corresponding flange i6 is held between the ends of the flanges 1 and I9 and the washer plate H.

The flanges l5 and I6 serve-to separate the two members joined by the bearing"v and to position the parts relatively. Y

Various embodim'entsmay be employed within the scope of the invention.

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A bearing comprising a sheet metal element. 9

having an opening and an integral laterally exsleeve being tight in the opening in said element Q 1 andhaving itsplate stock engaging the web of saidelement and its flange extending to the end of the flange on said elementto reenforce the same, and a bearing secured in said sleeve and having its transversecentral' plane lying close tothe plane of the web of said element. 7

2. A bearing comprising an element having an opening provided with an integral tubular flange extending to one side thereof, and a bearing sleeve of plate stock and having a tubular flange 5 fltting tightly in the flange of said element with the plate stock of the sleeve engaging one side of the web of the element and the flanges extending coextensively on the other side ofsaid web.

one ele ent. of the bearing, a rubber bearing member, and a member secured in the rubber bearing member and constituting the'other element of the bearing, the improvement comprising constmcting thelink with an opening provided with an integral tubular flange extending to one side thereof, and a tubular bearing sleeve of plate stock and having a tubular flange fitting tightly in the flange of the link with the plate stock ofthe sleeve engagin of the element and the flanges extending co- "extensively on the other side of said web to center the, r bearing me her relative to the weboithelink.

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3. Ina bearing comprising a link constituting 40 

